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Volunteers share meaningful experiences with hospice friends

It's National Volunteer Month and Sanford's hospice volunteers shed light on how they impact patients and their families.

April 13, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Volunteers across the world come in many shapes and sizes with varying skill sets. During National Volunteer Month, Sanford is showing how important hospice volunteers are to families. “We have companionship volunteers that go in and just provide comfort and visits to patients whether that’s playing cards with them or writing letters or just talking. We…

“Fed up and Fired Up Rally” at Fargo City Hall raises gun violence awareness

April 13, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Moms Demand Action of Fargo-Moorhead host a Fed Up and Fired Up Rally in downtown Fargo. Activists gathered outside Fargo City Hall on the traumatic impact gun violence has on children and what city officials and state legislators could do to keep kids safe. The rally’s theme spreads awareness on how children exposed to gunfire affects…

Sandbag Cass Hits 141,000 Sandbags: Additional Volunteers Needed Friday

April 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fifteen-hundred volunteers so far are helping Cass County get closer to its goal of 200,000 sandbags. Sandbag Cass has produced 141,000 sandbags since Tuesday. Around 70 volunteer slots are open for Friday. There are also shifts on Saturday if needed at the Cass County Highway Department next to the fairgrounds in West Fargo. You can…

32nd Avenue South Reconstruction Project Begins Monday in Fargo

April 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A major road construction project begins Monday in Fargo that will last into 2025. The 32nd Avenue South reconstruction project is divided into two segments. Reconstruction between 32nd Street and 22nd Street will begin on Monday and last through fall. Segment two from 22nd Street through University Drive begins in 2024 and ends in 2025. Sections…

Countless flooded roads and fields in Wilkin County, Minnesota

April 13, 2023

KVRR Staff,

BRECKENRIDGE, M.N. (KVRR) — The rapid melt continues and that is leaving some roads partially or totally covered in flood water. That includes a section of Wilkin County Road 16 northeast of Breckenridge. Crews are working to locate, barricade and flag troubled spots in the county. The scene of flooded fields and impassable roads was the normal in some spots…

Overland Flooding Impacting Parts of Clay County, Minnesota

April 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR) — This is just one more example of overland flooding that is impacting the region. This video from Clay County Sheriff’s Office is from Country Classic Cabinets, west of Barnesville and south of I-94. In a social media post, they say they switched from saws & sanders on Wednesday to shovels and sand bags. But the…

Montana Woman Sentenced In N.D. For Draining In-Laws Life Savings

April 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Montana woman is sentenced in North Dakota for draining her in-laws life savings. Fifty-seven-year-old Carol Feist of Whitehall was given over 5 years in federal prison and will have to repay $134,000 for committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say Feist pretended to be her elderly mother-in-law when she called U.S. Bank in…

Faulty Overloaded Extension Cord Cause of Accidental Fire in Grand Forks

April 13, 2023

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A fire that killed two pets and displaced a person Tuesday night in Grand Forks has been classified as accidental. An investigation found that it was caused by the failure of an overloaded extension cord. It overheated and ignited nearby combustible materials. There is major damage to the living room and basement with smoke and…

Former North Dakota man charged in Jan. 6 capitol riot

April 13, 2023

Jim Monk,

Rockne Earles (wearing goggles)WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Oriska, North Dakota man, now living in New Mexico, has been arrested on federal charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Sixty-two-year-old Rockne Earles is charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, and civil disorder, all felonies. He also faces misdemeanor charges. Prosecutors say Earles grabbed and…

Pet Connection: Meet Elsie

Elsie the irresistible pup joins us for this week's Pet Connection from 4 Luv of Dog Rescue

April 13, 2023

Site Staff,

“The only thing she will get into is your heart.” That’s what 4 Luv of Dog Rescue Foster Coordinator Amy Gore says about this week’s irresistible Pet Connection pup, Elsie. Their best guess is that she’s a rottweiler mix. Elsie is just two months old, and the runt of the litter, but she’s already got an outsized personality. She’s…